Set default folder (?)

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I click: Insert / Picture / From file/ and 'my pictures folder' window pops
up.

I have 'all' images located within Photos (G) drive.

Is there a way to set the drive G as default vice 'My Pictures'?

Thanks for all or any replies. 8^)
 
I click: Insert / Picture / From file/ and 'my pictures folder' window pops
up.

I have 'all' images located within Photos (G) drive.

Is there a way to set the drive G as default vice 'My Pictures'?

Thanks for all or any replies. 8^)
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You could try Tools->Options->File Locations. Then select "Clipart
pictures" (Location is probably blank ... at least it was in my Word
2000) and click Modify. Navigate to your choice of drive and folder.
Click OK and OK again.

HTH

hro
 
The Clipart pictures location is a little quirky.

If this path is blank then Word will remember the last folder you
selected. If there is a path then Word will default to the folder
specified each time you use the Insert/Picture/From File command.

If you always use the same folder then this isn't a problem. But if
you're like me and create several subfolder under a specific folder
then returning to the parent folder each time can be a pain.

What I do is leave the Clipart pictures location blank and use TweakUI
to modify the location of "My Pictures" folder. This way I can have a
default folder *and* retain the ability return to the last folder I
selected.

Note: If you have a path set for Clipart pictures and use Word
2002/2003 the only way I know of to delete the Clipart pictures path
is to delete/rename the "PICTURE-PATH" value is in the Registry under:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Word\Options
or
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Options

Otherwise the path can be deleted in the Modify dialog box.
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This is the first time I've seen this spelled out, and it explains why this
feature behaves differently for Cindy (and others) than for me. It's
interesting that My Pictures doesn't seem to be set as the default in
out-of-the-box Word, yet that is what is set in my copy of Word. Since I
know I have never specified it, this must have been part of the Dell
installation of Office XP.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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The Clipart pictures location is a little quirky.
Click to expand...

Not to mention that if one wants something from the Clipart
collection, one uses Insert->Clipart. Yet the "Clipart" in "File
Locations" doesn't seem to relate to it! Perhaps it would be less
confusing had MS named it "My Pictures"?!
If this path is blank then Word will remember the last folder you
selected.
Click to expand...

Yes, but only during the same session of Word (at least in 2000), does
it not?
If there is a path then Word will default to the folder
specified each time you use the Insert/Picture/From File command.

If you always use the same folder then this isn't a problem. But if
you're like me and create several subfolder under a specific folder
then returning to the parent folder each time can be a pain.
Click to expand...

Unless I misunderstood, I think the OP was trying to change the
default for Insert/Picture From File from "My Pictures" to a folder on
her G: drive. But I definitely see your point!
What I do is leave the Clipart pictures location blank and use TweakUI
to modify the location of "My Pictures" folder. This way I can have a
default folder *and* retain the ability return to the last folder I
selected.
Click to expand...

Now *that's* a great idea! Thanks, Beth :)
Note: If you have a path set for Clipart pictures and use Word
2002/2003 the only way I know of to delete the Clipart pictures path
is to delete/rename the "PICTURE-PATH" value is in the Registry under:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Word\Options
or
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Options

Otherwise the path can be deleted in the Modify dialog box.
Click to expand...

hro
 
Hi Suzanne,

This one drove me nuts until I figured it out! Sometimes Word would
remember the last folder and other times it would maintain the default
folder. (In hindsight it was due to renaming the Word\Options Reg key
for various reasons and forgetting to delete the new key and rename
the old one back.)

To my knowledge the Clipart pictures path has never been set in a
default Word installation. I'd have to agree with you that Dell must
have used an image that had the path set.

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Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
 
So many thanks to you all.
The registry now shows G:Photos as the path to images. 8^)

Used Hilary's method then moved to Beth's regedit check and there it showed
G:Photos as the path.

Lets hope this 'sticks' Have copied your info to my Word Tips.

Again, Thank you all.
Barron
 
Yes, that is the part that is most deceptive. Most people are loath to
change the path for "Clip art" because they don't realize that it affects
Insert | Picture | From File rather than Insert | Picture | Clip Art.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.
 
Not to mention that if one wants something from the Clipart
collection, one uses Insert->Clipart. Yet the "Clipart" in "File
Locations" doesn't seem to relate to it! Perhaps it would be less
confusing had MS named it "My Pictures"?!
Click to expand...

I couldn't agree more!
Yes, but only during the same session of Word (at least in 2000), does
it not?
Click to expand...

Correct. The last folder selected is a 'per session' setting and is
the same through Word 2003 as well.
Unless I misunderstood, I think the OP was trying to change the
default for Insert/Picture From File from "My Pictures" to a folder on
her G: drive. But I definitely see your point!
Click to expand...

No, you didn't misunderstand. I was fairly certain your advice was
what the OP was looking for (which it was) - just wanted to throw in
some additional information on the behavior of the Clipart pictures
path. :-)

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Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
 
I couldn't agree more!
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Nothing to add, but I'm leaving this in, in the hope that any lurking
MS developers will ... uh ... get the picture ;)

[...]
No, you didn't misunderstand. I was fairly certain your advice was
what the OP was looking for (which it was) - just wanted to throw in
some additional information on the behavior of the Clipart pictures
path. :-)
Click to expand...

And I'm glad you did!

hro
 
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